These photos present incidents in Walter's career which I think are interesting and informative.Conspicuous among them are six photos
related to the Early Birds of Aviation. Much of the text and many of the photos on my site are taken from the CHIRP, the journal of the
Early Birds.

THE EARLY BIRDS

Membership shall be limited to those who piloted a glider or airplane, gas balloon or airship prior to December 17, 1916, upon evidence
deemed sufficient by the Membership Committee and approved by the Board of Governors, except: Nationals of countries other than
the United States engaged in World War I must have met the foregoing conditions prior to August 4,1914.

THE FIRST EARLY BIRD MEETING

So frequently we are asked: who attended the first EB meeting, where was it held, and when? You
might also like to have this information, so here we are listing below the time, place, attendance, and officers on that first occasion.
The meeting was held in Chicago on that famous date in history---December 17, 1928---*the 25th
anniversary of the first Wright flight at Kittyhawk. On hand and elected to membership were: